Great action, and not much else

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2013)

I came out the theater getting nothing more than I expected, which sort of annoys me. I like to be wowed, of shocked. This movie just happened. The acting in this movie was not very good, or convincing. I didn't feel very attached to the characters, and was only rooting for them because it was either them or the bad guys, who were a rowdy group of amphibious aliens who conquered planets and massacred the inhabitants for no apparent reason. Seriously, what do they get from this? Why do they do what they do? I find that this happens in many movies these days. The bad guys are only bad because they need to be bad for the plot to work. The writing was amateur, and often cliché. The ending was boring and unoriginal, and not very satisfying. All of those aspects bought the movie down.
That being said, the movie wasn't all bad. There were a few redeeming factors that contributed to my grade. One of them was the action and CGI. The Kaiju and Jaegers are very realistic, and when they clash, you're in for a wild ride. I am a self-professed action fan, and this movie delivered all of the action it promised. I absolutely loved the fight scenes, partly because they were shot in jaw-dropping 3D. They were also loud, explosive, and intense, and to top it all off, they were backed by an amazing soundtrack that gave me chills.
To sum it up, a normal summer movie, with amazing action.